BTG/FSB: Lula leads with 45% and Bolsonaro maintains 35%

Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) remains in the lead, with 45% of voting intentions. Jair Bolsonaro (PL) maintains 35%. The BTG/FSB survey released this Monday (26) shows an increase of one percentage point for the PT member in relation to the last survey, carried out a week ago.

According to the survey, Lula has 48% of valid votes, excluding blank and null votes. To win in the first round, a candidate must reach 50% of the valid votes plus one.

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Candidate Ciro Gomes (PDT) maintained 7%. Senator Simone Tebet (MDB) dropped one point and scored 4%.
Senator Soraya Thronicke (União Brasil) remained stable with 1%, and Luiz Felipe D'Avila (Novo) fluctuated from 0% to 1%.

The survey interviewed 2 voters by telephone between the 23rd and 25th of September and was contracted by the bank BTG Pactual. The margin of error is 2 percentage points, plus or minus. Registration with the Electoral Court is BR-08123/2022.

Latest polls for Presidency: Datafolha shows Lula with 52% and Bolsonaro, 48% in valid votes

Follow the most recent polls of voting intentions, registered with the TSE and published from 15/08.

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